FACT SF Reading Group

Books Discussed

These are all the books we've discussed to date. Books are linked to our reports on their discussions, where available.

  1. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
  2. Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss
  3. The Return by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes
  4. Sidhe Devil by Aaron Allston
  5. Bitter Angels by C. L. Anderson
  6. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
  7. Cold Allies by Patricia Anthony
  8. God's Fires by Patricia Anthony
  9. Typhon's Children by Toni Anzetti
  10. The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro
  11. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
  12. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
  13. Recursion by Tony Ballantyne
  14. The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
  15. The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker
  16. In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
  17. Mendoza in Hollywood by Kage Baker
  18. Sky Coyote by Kage Baker
  19. The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
  20. The Bridge by Iain Banks
  21. Excession by Iain M. Banks
  22. The Duke of Uranium by John Barnes
  23. Mother of Storms by John Barnes
  24. One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
  25. The Prophecy Machine by Neal Barrett, Jr.
  26. Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter
  27. The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
  28. Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
  29. Hammered by Elizabeth Bear
  30. Darwin's Children by Greg Bear
  31. Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
  32. Cosm by Gregory Benford
  33. In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford
  34. Timescape by Gregory Benford
  35. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
  36. Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
  37. The Pickup Artist by Terry Bisson
  38. Voyage to the Red Planet by Terry Bisson
  39. Kiln People by David Brin
  40. The Postman by David Brin
  41. Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
  42. Godplayers by Damien Broderick
  43. The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
  44. Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust and Emma Bull
  45. The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust
  46. Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley
  47. Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
  48. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
  49. The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
  50. Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
  51. Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
  52. Territory by Emma Bull
  53. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  54. Interface by Stephen Bury
  55. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
  56. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
  57. Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
  58. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
  59. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
  60. The Marriage of Sticks by Jonathan Carroll
  61. The Fortunate Fall by Raphael Carter
  62. Emissaries from the Dead by Adam-Troy Castro
  63. Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver
  64. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
  65. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
  66. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
  67. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
  68. Branch Point by Mona Clee
  69. Overshoot by Mona Clee
  70. Half Life by Hal Clement
  71. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
  72. How Like a God by Brenda W. Clough
  73. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  74. The Black Company by Glen Cook
  75. Secret Realms by Tom Cool
  76. First Contract by Greg Costikyan
  77. Futures edited by Peter Crowther
  78. Cross Plains Universe edited by Scott A. Cupp & Joe R. Lansdale
  79. Paper Mage by Leah Cutter
  80. Survival by Julie Czerneda
  81. The Memory Cathedral by Jack Dann
  82. Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David
  83. Bone Wars by Brett Davis
  84. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp
  85. Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
  86. Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
  87. Blackburn by Bradley Denton
  88. Lunatics by Bradley Denton
  89. Godheads by Emily Devenport
  90. A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
  91. The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick
  92. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
  93. Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey
  94. Magic Casement by Dave Duncan
  95. The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
  96. When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
  97. Diaspora by Greg Egan
  98. Distress by Greg Egan
  99. Incandescence by Greg Egan
  100. Permutation City by Greg Egan
  101. Schild's Ladder by Greg Egan
  102. Quarantine by Greg Egan
  103. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
  104. Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
  105. The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
  106. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
  107. The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
  108. Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
  109. The Border by Marina Fitch
  110. The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
  111. Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling
  112. 1632 by Eric Flint
  113. Firestar by Michael F. Flynn
  114. The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford
  115. The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
  116. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  117. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  118. Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia
  119. Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle
  120. Expendable by James Alan Gardner
  121. Trapped by James Alan Gardner
  122. Grunts! by Mary Gentle
  123. The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh
  124. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
  125. Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler
  126. The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss
  127. The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein
  128. Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
  129. The Bones of Time by Kathleen Ann Goonan
  130. Greenwar by Steven Gould and Laura J. Mixon
  131. Jumper by Steven Gould
  132. Wildside by Steven Gould
  133. Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
  134. Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
  135. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
  136. Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn
  137. The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
  138. Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
  139. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
  140. Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly
  141. Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly
  142. Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
  143. The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
  144. Accidental Creatures by Anne Harris
  145. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
  146. Light by M. John Harrison
  147. Mars Underground by William K. Hartmann
  148. Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
  149. Have Space Suit -- Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
  150. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
  151. Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein
  152. Dune by Frank Herbert
  153. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
  154. Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
  155. Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
  156. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
  157. The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
  158. The Legend That Was Earth by James P. Hogan
  159. Thrice Upon a Time by James P. Hogan
  160. Mightier Than the Sword by Tom Holt
  161. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
  162. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
  163. Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
  164. The Road to Mars by Eric Idle
  165. A Scattering of Jades by Alexander C. Irvine
  166. Carve the Sky by Alexander Jablokov
  167. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
  168. Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by K. W. Jeter
  169. Noir by K. W. Jeter
  170. The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
  171. Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
  172. The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
  173. A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
  174. Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
  175. The Braided World by Kay Kenyon
  176. Emerald House Rising by Peg Kerr
  177. Currupting Dr. Nice by John Kessel
  178. A Calculus of Angels by J. Gregory Keyes
  179. Newton's Cannon by J. Gregory Keyes
  180. Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  181. Night Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  182. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
  183. The Stand by Stephen King
  184. Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury
  185. The Glasswrights' Apprentice by Mindy Klasky
  186. Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress
  187. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
  188. Crossfire by Nancy Kress
  189. Probability Moon by Nancy Kress
  190. Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress
  191. The Last Mimzy by Henry Kuttner
  192. Mainspring by Jay Lake
  193. Rocket Science by Jay Lake
  194. Witpunk edited by Claude Lalumière and Marty Halpern
  195. Mars Crossing by Geoffrey Landis
  196. Hurricane Moon by Alexis Glynn Latner
  197. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
  198. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
  199. The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
  200. A Logic Named Joe by Murray Leinster
  201. The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
  202. The Silk Code by Paul Levinson
  203. Thirteen Orphans by Jane Lindskold
  204. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
  205. The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd
  206. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
  207. The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod
  208. Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod
  209. Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
  210. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
  211. The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont
  212. The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction edited by George Mann
  213. The Maquisarde by Louise Marley
  214. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  215. The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez
  216. In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez
  217. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
  218. An Exchange of Hostages by Susan R. Matthews
  219. Time Future by Maxine McArthur
  220. Pasquale's Angel by Paul J. McAuley
  221. Whole Wide World by Paul McAuley
  222. Aggressor Six by Wil McCarthy
  223. Bloom by Wil McCarthy
  224. The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
  225. Murder in the Solid State by Wil McCarthy
  226. Last Dragon by J. M. McDermott
  227. Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt
  228. Chindi by Jack McDevitt
  229. Deepsix by Jack McDevitt
  230. The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
  231. Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt
  232. Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt
  233. Moonfall by Jack McDevitt
  234. Seeker by Jack McDevitt
  235. Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt
  236. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
  237. Half the Day is Night by Maureen F. McHugh
  238. Mothers and Other Monsters by Maureen F. McHugh
  239. Sunshine by Robin McKinley
  240. Glass Dragons by Sean McMullen
  241. Voyage of the Shadowmoon by Sean McMullen
  242. The City and the City by China Miéville
  243. Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
  244. Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
  245. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
  246. Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
  247. The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
  248. Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird by Elizabeth Moon
  249. An Alien Heat by Michael Moorcock
  250. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
  251. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
  252. Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore
  253. Heroics for Beginners by John Moore
  254. The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore
  255. The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran
  256. Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse
  257. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
  258. Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow
  259. The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow
  260. Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
  261. There and Back Again by Pat Murphy
  262. Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell by Pat Murphy
  263. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
  264. The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
  265. Star Flight by Andre Norton
  266. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
  267. Signal to Noise by Eric S. Nylund
  268. Door Number Three by Patrick O'Leary
  269. The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
  270. Slow Funeral by Rebecca Ore
  271. A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
  272. The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
  273. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
  274. The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
  275. Declare by Tim Powers
  276. Expiration Date by Tim Powers
  277. Last Call by Tim Powers
  278. On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
  279. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
  280. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
  281. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
  282. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
  283. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
  284. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  285. Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
  286. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
  287. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
  288. The Dark Beyond the Stars by Frank M. Robinson
  289. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
  290. The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
  291. Keeping It Real by Justina Robson
  292. Natural History by Justina Robson
  293. Water Rites by Mary Rosenblum
  294. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
  295. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J. K. Rowling
  296. Postsingular by Rudy Rucker
  297. Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
  298. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
  299. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
  300. Gordath Wood by Patrice Sarath
  301. Blindness by José Saramago
  302. Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer
  303. The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
  304. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
  305. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
  306. Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder
  307. Permanence by Karl Schroeder
  308. Ventus by Karl Schroeder
  309. Thraxas by Martin Scott
  310. Mindswap by Robert Sheckley
  311. I Hope the World Can Take It by Artemus Shelton
  312. Spiritride by Mark Shepherd
  313. Heart of Gold by Sharon Shinn
  314. Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn
  315. The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn
  316. The Alien Years by Robert Silverberg
  317. Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg
  318. Endymion by Dan Simmons
  319. The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons
  320. The Complete Roderick by John Sladek
  321. We the Underpeople by Cordwainer Smith
  322. Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith
  323. Alien Taste by Wen Spencer
  324. Resume With Monsters by William Browning Spencer
  325. Zod Wallop by William Browning Spencer
  326. Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
  327. A King of Infinite Space by Allen Steele
  328. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
  329. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
  330. The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
  331. Distraction by Bruce Sterling
  332. Zeitgeist by Bruce Sterling
  333. Wheelers by Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
  334. Clouds End by Sean Stewart
  335. Galveston by Sean Stewart
  336. Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
  337. Passion Play by Sean Stewart
  338. Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
  339. Accelerando by Charles Stross
  340. The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
  341. Glasshouse by Charles Stross
  342. Halting State by Charles Stross
  343. Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
  344. The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
  345. Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
  346. The Family Trade by Charles Stross
  347. More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
  348. The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston
  349. Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
  350. Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick
  351. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
  352. Meet Me at Infinity by James Tiptree, Jr.
  353. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
  354. The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
  355. City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
  356. Planet of Adventure by Jack Vance
  357. The Golden Globe by John Varley
  358. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
  359. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
  360. Stardoc by S. L. Viehl
  361. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
  362. Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
  363. Howard Who? by Howard Waldrop
  364. Farthing by Jo Walton
  365. Starfish by Peter Watts
  366. On Basilisk Station by David Weber
  367. City of Bones by Martha Wells
  368. The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
  369. Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells
  370. The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells
  371. This Fair Land by K. D. Wentworth
  372. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
  373. The Demon and the City by Liz Williams
  374. Snake Agent by Liz Williams
  375. City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams
  376. Dread Empire's Fall: The Praxis by Walter Jon Williams
  377. Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams
  378. Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams
  379. The Rift by Walter J. Williams
  380. Passage by Connie Willis
  381. Remake by Connie Willis
  382. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
  383. Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
  384. The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson
  385. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
  386. The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
  387. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
  388. The Golden Age by John C. Wright
  389. A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
  390. Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
  391. Playing God by Sarah Zettel
  392. The Quiet Invasion by Sarah Zettel

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